top 10 players in yards per catch in a season 2000 to 2024

From 2000 through 2024, Devery Henderson averaged the most yards per catch in a season, with 24.8 per reception in 2008.

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  • Assumption:1.875+ REC/TG
  • Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
24.8
2008
16
32
56
793
49.6
3
33
4
8.3
2.1
0
2Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
23.3
2006
13
32
54
745
57.3
5
14
2
7.0
1.1
1
3DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
22.5
2010
14
47
96
1,056
75.4
6
104
16
6.5
7.4
1
4Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
22.3
2024
16
37
69
824
51.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
5Mike Wallace
M. Wallace
21.0
2010
16
60
98
1,257
78.6
10
39
5
7.8
2.4
0
6Marquez Valdes-Scantling
M. Valdes-Scantling
20.9
2020
16
33
63
690
43.1
6
13
4
3.3
0.8
0
7DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
20.9
2014
15
56
95
1,169
77.9
6
7
4
1.8
0.5
0
8Mike Williams
M. Williams
20.4
2019
15
49
90
1,001
66.7
2
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
9A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
20.2
2019
16
52
84
1,051
65.7
8
60
3
20.0
3.8
1
10Torrey Smith
T. Smith
20.1
2015
16
33
62
663
41.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
11Bernard Berrian
B. Berrian
20.1
2008
16
48
95
964
60.3
7
26
4
6.5
1.6
0
12Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
20.1
2004
16
54
101
1,084
67.8
7
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
13Kenny Stills
K. Stills
20.0
2013
16
32
50
641
40.1
5
10
3
3.3
0.6
0
14Plaxico Burress
P. Burress
19.9
2004
11
35
60
698
63.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
15Torry Holt
T. Holt
19.9
2000
16
82
139
1,635
102.2
6
7
2
3.5
0.4
0
16Malcom Floyd
M. Floyd
19.9
2011
12
43
70
856
71.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
17Anthony Armstrong
A. Armstrong
19.8
2010
15
44
86
871
58.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
18Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
19.8
2003
15
34
83
672
44.8
2
22
4
5.5
1.5
0
19Johnny Knox
J. Knox
19.6
2011
14
37
69
727
51.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
20Albert Connell
A. Connell
19.5
2000
16
39
102
762
47.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
21Mike Wallace
M. Wallace
19.4
2009
16
39
72
756
47.3
6
48
5
9.6
3.0
0
22Malcom Floyd
M. Floyd
19.4
2010
11
37
77
717
65.2
6
0
0
0.0
0
23Vincent Jackson
V. Jackson
19.2
2012
16
72
147
1,384
86.5
8
0
0
0.0
0
24Justin Gage
J. Gage
19.1
2008
12
34
74
651
54.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
25Donte' Stallworth
D. Stallworth
19.1
2006
12
38
78
725
60.4
5
0
0
0.0
0

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PASS

1,721

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RUSH

159

Miller

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REC

636

Olave

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PPG

23.1

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OPP PPG

27.7

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RUSH YDS/G

86.0

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245.9

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TEAMWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
Saints Saints
2
5
0
.286
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11/8
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11/15
@
1:00 PM
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11/22
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/29
@
1:00 PM
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12/6
@
1:00 PM
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16

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
3
0
.571
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
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13-20

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
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Thu
11/5
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8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM